Robin Kearney Posted July 10, 2015 Share Posted July 10, 2015 The MI5 Britten-Norman Islander flying out of Northolt flew over us today, its a common enough sight in skies around our way, but never normally this low. I happened to have my camera to hand so managed to get a shot. And last night I caught this (unknown aircraft), my son was amused by the G-UMMI registration Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Concorde Speedbird Posted July 10, 2015 Share Posted July 10, 2015 Four Typhoons, three in formation and one following along. They must have been the ones that took part in the Battle of Britain memorial flypast today. CS Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mark Stringer Posted July 10, 2015 Share Posted July 10, 2015 Handy aircraft source i found ... here is the gummi: http://www.airframes.org/reg/gummi I get Hercules and Chinook at about 50ft with Tornado, Hawk and Tucano about the same. .. never fast enough with the camera though!! We are at about 800ft above sea level so often looking down on them - wonderful sight. ..will try and be quicker with the camera Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
John Privett Posted July 11, 2015 Share Posted July 11, 2015 Posted by Mark Stringer on 10/07/2015 22:58:09: Handy aircraft source i found ... here is the gummi: http://www.airframes.org/reg/gummi Or try the CAA's G-INFO site. Enter the reg and get all the details you could possibly want - and probably a few more too! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Peter Miller Posted July 11, 2015 Share Posted July 11, 2015 Flying over our flying field, Well, hovering over it and photographed from my bedroom window with a very long lens (1 mile 200 yards away) Not really worth posting as they are around all the time including up until midnight sometimes. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
spudsy Posted July 11, 2015 Share Posted July 11, 2015 A junkers ju52 flew over maldon yesterday afternoon,fairly low, the noise was fantastic.shortly before that a spitfire. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
John Privett Posted July 11, 2015 Share Posted July 11, 2015 There's a Ju-52 in the schedule for Duxford this weekend. That's probably the one you saw at Maldon. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
David Pearce 4 Posted July 14, 2015 Author Share Posted July 14, 2015 On Saturday I saw what looked very much like a Mustang but certainly didn't sound like one. It was flying over my house going into Staverton. Turns out that it was Titan T-51D Mustang replica. I think it;'s about 66% size, and despite the unexpected sound, looks good. Staverton certainly seems to be getting some interesting aircraft this year. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
J D 8 Posted July 18, 2015 Share Posted July 18, 2015 Just had a Havard pass over, lovely radial sound,silver with stars and bars. Don't get much of this sort of thing here on west coast so nice to see. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Geoff S Posted July 18, 2015 Share Posted July 18, 2015 The former WW2 airfiled where we fly is about 300' above the town of Ashbourne. Last Thursday someone drew attention to the fin of a Hercules which was all we could see as it flew up the valley over the town. In fact we didn't identify for sure until it climbed high enough for us to see the whole. It was certainly lower than us and very low over the town. I thought there was a limit to the height an aircraft over an urban conurbation and it is more than a few hundred feet.. Geoff Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
John Privett Posted July 18, 2015 Share Posted July 18, 2015 Geoff, there's been some discussion recently about military low-flying - and specifically a Hercules, though this was over north-east England. Discussion was in the Pitts Cafe thread. A link was supplied there to a leaflet about military low flying. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ken anderson. Posted July 19, 2015 Share Posted July 19, 2015 as well as the Hercules I mentioned in the café thread...we also had an Airbus A400 a couple of weeks ago doing a couple of circuit's..................bad news is -look's like the BBMF lanc wont be appearing at the Sunderland air show... ken Anderson..ne..1..... full-size dept. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mike Etheridge 1 Posted July 19, 2015 Share Posted July 19, 2015 Today Sunday at about 2.50 a Hawker Hurricane passed at low level directly over the house , and appeared to be heading for Biggin Hill. I was not quick enough to grab the camera. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Andrew Price 2 Posted July 20, 2015 Share Posted July 20, 2015 Today. 15.10. Finedon, Northants. XH558, 4xBlades+camera ship. The Vulcan then came back and kindly performed a nicely noisey, 180 degree arc. Thanks guys, much appreciated. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Vecchio Austriaco Posted July 21, 2015 Share Posted July 21, 2015 Just because you mention a Ju52 a few posts above - was on a business trip last week - and this is what I saw at Nuremberg airport The funny thing is it even has a Lufthansa badge - when I fly with this airline I get only on boring Airbus planes VA Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dai Fledermaus Posted July 21, 2015 Share Posted July 21, 2015 I live on a hill in south east wales where Buzzards are a common sight. I watched in admiration as one flew over our back garden very slowly at the weekend. At one point it just stopped, almost motionless for around a minute, just balancing itself on the up draught, before moving on to the annoyance of some Sea Gulls who took objection to it's presence. Fantastic sight. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mike Etheridge 1 Posted July 21, 2015 Share Posted July 21, 2015 Last week we had a buzzard fly at low level over our house in Sanderstead in South Croydon, it was immediately spotted by about three crows that mobbed it until it flew away. We have lived here for 28 years and never had a visit from a Herring Gull but one also visited last week and took some waste food from the badger / fox bowl. My son said the bird was missing one foot. Not a good picture but again I was not quick enough with the camera. Edited By Mike Etheridge 1 on 21/07/2015 14:53:38 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mike Etheridge 1 Posted July 24, 2015 Share Posted July 24, 2015 This noisy Piaggio plane has flown over the house for the past two days. First spotted a few weeks ago: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Andrew Price 2 Posted July 24, 2015 Share Posted July 24, 2015 Piaggio seem almost to have excessive noise as a trade mark, Mike. Around, I guess, the early1960's, there was an Elstree based Piaggio P166 (?), also a twin pusher, that was outstandingly noisey and could very clearly be heard well before you ever saw it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mike Etheridge 1 Posted July 25, 2015 Share Posted July 25, 2015 Your right Andrew, and it's not a noise you can appreciate unlike the Spitfire that flew over just a few moments ago in the direction of Kenley, presumably from Biggin Hill?. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
John Privett Posted July 25, 2015 Share Posted July 25, 2015 Posted by Mike Etheridge 1 on 25/07/2015 16:17:05: Your right Andrew, and it's not a noise you can appreciate unlike the Spitfire that flew over just a few moments ago in the direction of Kenley, presumably from Biggin Hill?. Almost certainly the same aircraft I've come on here to report, Mike! In fact as soon as I saw that your's was the latest post on the thread I immediately wondered if you had seen it too. Too high to identify any more precisely than "a Spitfire", it flew over Epsom Downs heading westerly(ish) at 15:59 this afternoon. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dave Bran Posted July 25, 2015 Share Posted July 25, 2015 There's pretty much this conversation about the horrendous noise the current PIAGGIO makes earlier up this thread. I really cannot see why it managed to get permissions, particularly at BH. It's got a very high wing loading, too. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dave Bran Posted July 25, 2015 Share Posted July 25, 2015 No Spitfire today..........Harvard/Texan though. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Derek Stevenson Posted July 25, 2015 Share Posted July 25, 2015 I was at Hickstead Equestrian Arena last Saturday when two ww1 triplanes flew over. One a Forker and I think the other was a Sopwith? It was more exciting than the horses to me. I don't know what airfield I was near as I'm from N. Ireland. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mike Etheridge 1 Posted July 25, 2015 Share Posted July 25, 2015 John, Yes it must have been the same Spitfire. If I had known you guys were on the Downs I might have come over as my whole family have been missing all day. I have been testing my Easy Rider which I may fly under Roger's direction on Wednesday if the weather is OK?---I thought it was too windy today for flying! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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